Appointment as Constructor and Master Builder
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Appointment as Constructor and Master Builder
Description
Knox appoints Humphreys Constructor and Master Builder of a forty-four gun ship to be built in Philadelphia, with a compensation of two thousand dollars annually. The compensation is backdated to May due to Humphreys' work on drafts and models for the ship.
short description
Appointment as Constructor and Master Builder
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Printed in Naval Documents Related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers, vol. 1, p. 75.
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
constructor and master builder
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
forty-four gun ship
frigate United States
rate of compensation
incessant application
public interest
principles of the ship
drawing up draughts
making models
document number
1798062814000
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |